Inside the Secret Stylish Life of... Joe Scarborough

There are many morning shows in which we expect fashion — women's fashion — to become a topic of conversation. They usually star Katie Couric or her acolytes in some capacity. But lately, the panel at Morning Joe has turned to sartorial matters regularly, and not just in discussing the candidates' poor clothing choices.

Blame this on Mike Barnicle, perhaps, who recently showed up on television wearing an an exercise shirt that's easy to dismiss. As The Mika put it, "This is not a dress rehearsal." Or maybe pin this on Donny Deutsch, who was charged with clothing crimes on the show last week. With his navy DB, The Mika says Deutsch looks like he stepped off the Forbes Yacht in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Only for Joe Scarborough to add: "In what year? 1982?" The cutting remarks continue from the former politician — "no matter how well you think that jacket looks, you're not getting into the club" — before he further disses Deutsch for wearing socks. Then, Scarborough bares his own bare ankles on television as a sign of WASP pride, and delivers the final blow: "Does anybody know Tom Ford? I would like to get his judgment."

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I mean, Jesus. But! This morning, The Times published their latest Andrew Goldman interview, with The Mika, which sort of explains it all. Not only did Scarborough come along for her one-on-one chat, and also her photo shoot, but here's why: "He's a little bit like a gay stylist," she says. "Seriously. Talk to his wife or any of her friends. He has got a real side to him that knows style and look and color and hair. He's amazing. Amazing." Emphasis all hers, because we're going silent on this one.